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Space Wardrobe

The spacesuits that today's astronauts wear while on a spacewalk have
changeable parts just like a Lego set does.

Astronauts need special clothes to protect them so they can live and work
in space. In fact, astronauts need a lot of clothes! They have a
special suit they wear during launch and re-entry. It protects them from
the changes in pressure that happen when you come and go from space. This
suit has a helmet, gloves, and boots. Once in orbit, they wear shirts and pants
that are just like the clothes we wear here on the ground. To go outside
their spacecraft while they are in orbit, they have a special suit called an
"extravehicular mobility unit", or EMU. It has a way to keep the
astronaut cool, a headphone/microphone so the astronaut can talk to the
Shuttle, oxygen for breathing, and water to drink. If they want to move
freely through space, they wear a special backpack called the "manned
maneuvering unit" or MMU.

A Mercury Spacesuit

Gemini Spacesuits

An Apollo Spacesuit

A Shuttle Spacesuit

A Question

True or False

While in space, an astronaut must wear a helmet and gloves at all
times.